# Accident 20000506019869A: Univar 1083, Socorro, NM, May 6, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 6, 2000, 13:00 local time - Place: Socorro, NM - Airport: Socorro Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.0492° N, 106.8993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0492&lon=-106.8993&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6905M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6905M) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Universal Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230418, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083 - Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4165B3 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA139) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000506019869A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4)THE PILOT ABORTED THE FIRST TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 24 BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO RUNWAY 15, LEANED THE ENGINE FOR THE DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS, AND INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON THE 5,800-FOOT RUNWAY. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE AIRPLANE WASN'T DEVELOPING ADEQUATE SPEED FOR TAKEOFF, AND HE ABORTED THE SECOND TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 15 AND GROUNDLOOPED. WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 210 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED AS 8,000 FEET. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE REPORTED. (-23)ON MAY 6, 2000, AT 1350 MST, A STINSON 180-3, N6905M, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^, RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL AT THE SOCORRO AIRPORT IN SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FIELD. THE AICRAFT WAS SUBSTANIALY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERICAL PILOT WAS UNINJURED. (.19)ON MAY 6, 2000, AT 1350 MDT, A STINSON 108-3, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N6905M, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE TAKEOFF/ROLL AT THE SOCORRO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEAR SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PLANNED CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE FORM THE STATE OC CALIFORNIA TO THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THE PREVIOUS LEG ROUTE WAS FROM COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA, TO SOCORRO. AFTER REFUELING AT SOCORRO, THE PILOT ABIRTED THE FIRST TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 24 BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE "TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO RUNWAY 15, LEANED THE ENGINE FOR THE DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS, AND INITIATED THE TAKEOFF ON THE 5,800 FOOT RUNWAY." THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT IT "FELT LIKE THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED" AND THEN THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 15. THE LEFT WING SPARS SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND FROM 210 AT 7 KNOTS. AT 1256, THE SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVA TION FACILITY AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, (60 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF SOCORRO) REPORTED THE WIND FROM 280 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS GUSTING TO 21 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE AT 29 DEGREES CENTIGRADE [84.2 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT], AND AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.04 INCHES MERCURY. DENSITY ALTITDUE WAS CLACULATED AS 7, 571 FEET BY THE NTSB IIC. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB FTW00LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA139), May 6, 2000: Stinson 108-3 (N6905M), Socorro, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent groundloop. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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